VirginiaFully autonomous vehicles; commercial use, civil penalty.
What it does
Commercial use of fully autonomous vehicles. Provides requirements for the operation of fully autonomous vehicles operated to transport property or passengers in furtherance of a commercial enterprise. The bill requires persons operating such fully autonomous vehicles to receive autonomous operation licenses prior to such operation in the Commonwealth.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jul 21Continued from last sessionLatest
- Mar 9Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (3/9/2026 10:38 am)
- Mar 5Continued to next session in Transportation (Voice Vote)
- Mar 3House subcommittee offered
- Feb 20Assigned HTRAN sub: Innovations (Ad Hoc)Minor
- Feb 17Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Feb 17Read first timeMinor
- Feb 17Placed on Calendar
- Feb 12Read third time and passed Senate (35-Y 4-N 0-A)Passed Senate
- Feb 11Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB670)
- Feb 11Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute (Voice Vote)
- Feb 11Substitute #2 by Senator Salim agreed to (Voice Vote)Major
- Feb 11Reading of substitute #2 waived (Voice Vote)
- Feb 11Substitute #1 by Senator Salim withdrawnMajor
- Feb 11Finance and Appropriations Substitute rejected
- Feb 11Committee amendments rejected (Voice Vote)Minor
- Feb 11Read second timeMinor
- Feb 10Passed by for the day
- Feb 10Read second timeMinor
- Feb 10Floor substitute printed 26107615D-S3 (Salim)
- Feb 9Passed by for the day
- Feb 9Read second timeMinor
- Feb 9Floor substitute printed 26107521D-S2 (Salim)
- Feb 9Floor offered Senator Salim Substitute
- Feb 6Passed by for the day
- Feb 6Read second timeMinor
- Feb 5Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (2/5/2026 4:49 pm)
- Feb 5Passed by for the day (Voice Vote)
- Feb 5Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
- Feb 5Rules suspended
- Feb 5Committee substitute printed 26106777D-S1Major
- Feb 4Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 29Reported from Transportation with amendments and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 2-N 1-A)Minor
- Jan 29Senate committee offered
- Jan 20Fiscal Impact statement From VCSC (1/20/2026 4:39 pm)
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on TransportationMinor
- Jan 14Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104873DIntroduced